How do I install jmeter on a Mac

Question

We want to use JMeter   I ve downloaded the production version as directed in the user manual at http   jmeter apache org usermanual get-started html  But how do I get started and install the software   I don t know java and I can t find any instructions on what I m supposed to do with the download   I am on a Mac   How do I install the product as a usable program

User · Answer

You have 2 options    Install using homebrew    brew update to update homebrew packages  brew install jmeter to install jmeter  Read this blog to know how to map folders from standard jmeter to homebrew installed version    Install using standard version which I would advise you to do  Steps are    Install Last compatible JDK version  7 or 8 as of JMeter 3 1   Download JMeter from here Unzip folder and run from the folder     bin jmeter

User · Answer

I am also new to this  I have followed this process to start the application in Mac      I downloaded apache-jmeter-3 3 src zip from http   jmeter apache org download jmeter cgi website  I extracted the files and then move to bin folder and then you can find a file named jmeter  this is an executable file  Right click on this and open with terminal and wait for 5 minutes  that s it    Thank you  I hope this might help

User · Answer

The easiest way to install it is using Homebrew   brew install jmeter   Or if you need plugins also   brew install jmeter --with-plugins   And to open it  use the following command  since it doesn t appear in your Applications    open  usr local bin jmeter

User · Answer

Download apache-Jmeter zip file Unzip it Open terminal-  go to apache-Jmeter bin sh jmeter sh

User · Answer

Download last version  not 2 5 1 or other old ones  from jmeter apache org  Unzip file  Ensure you install a version of JAVA which is compatible  Java 6 or 7 for JMeter 2 11  In bin folder click on jmeter sh not on jar or execute sh   apache-jmeter-x x x bin jmeter in the terminal   x x x is the version you use   Finally  when started you may want to select System Look and feel for Mac OSX better integration  Menu   Options   Look and Feel   System

User · Answer

after       brew install jmeter   then       open  usr local bin jmeter

User · Answer

jmeter is now just installed with     brew install jmeter   This version includes the plugin manager that you can use to download the additional plugins   OUTDATED   If you want to include the plugins  JMeterPlugins Standard  Extras  ExtrasLibs  WebDriver and Hadoop  use      brew install jmeter --with-plugins

User · Answer

Once you got the ZIP from the download  extract it locally  and with your finder  go in bin directory    Then double-click on ApacheJMeter jar to launch the User Interface of JMeter   This and the next steps are described in a blog entry

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